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    Routine Cl Additions

    Just wondering now that I am completely off stabilized chlorine tablets and using liquid chlorine only in my 29,000 gallon vinyl lined inground pool, how often do I normally need to add chlorine to maintain appropriate sanitation levels. I mean, I’m glad I’m not using the tablets anymore, but...
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    Liquid Chlorine Suggestions

    Looking for suggestions for liquid chlorine (bleach). Any decent grocery store type bleach you can recommend? Or do you know of any decent priced higher concentration liquid chlorine like the pool stores sell. Leslie’s wants $18 for 2 gallons of 10-12.5% liquid chlorine. That’s ridiculous.
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    Borax vs Washing Soda

    Thanks for all the great advice. It seems like TFP recommends borax over washing soda for raising pH. Just wondering what the advantage is with borax? I’ve been using washing soda because it seems like I need to use a lot less of it than borax to raise the pH. Just wondering if there’s a...
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    High Level CYA Test

    My CYA is high. I know I need to drain my pool but in the meantime is there a CYA test that will give a reading over 100. The Taylor and Blue Devil test kits only go to 100. My pool store says it 140 by their test but I don’t want to keep going to the pool store. I take it I can’t just dilute...
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    Robot Suggestions

    Any suggestions for a pool robot under $1,000?? Its seems that unlike other tech like computers, TVs, etc, this pool tech never comes down in price. 22’X 32’ inground, vinyl liner, Grecian shape 9ft at deep end
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    Awful Chemisty What to do?

    Ugh. High chlorine, high CYA, low pH but high TA. Any ideas of what to do?? 25,000 gal vinyl inground FC 10 CC 0.5 pH 7.0 TA 150 CYA 140 I know a have to to drain to tackle the high CYA. Just don’t know how to raise the pH with the high TA that’s just gonna drive the TA higher. Any suggestions?